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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center School of Medicine

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, NC / School Detail
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APPLICATION FEE
$130
Tuition In State
$66,895
Tuition Out of State
$66,895
Average GPA
3.83
AVERAGE MCAT
511

School Overview

Degrees
MD
Ownership
Private Non-Profit
Program Length
4 years
Total Enrollment
120
Founding Year
1902
Accreditation Year
1942
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SDN Insights

Cost of Attendance: $441,660
Estimate repayment

Estimated loan burden for WFUSM using 4 years of in-state tuition, $1,500 annual fees, $3,000 monthly living expenses, government-derived local cost-of-living adjustment, $1,000 loan fees, and an 8.5% interest assumption.

Cost of Living: Below national average cost of living

Winston-Salem, NC is about 0.92x the national average for cost of living. In the debt estimate, the government-derived local cost adjustment lowers the living allowance from $3,000 to about $2,760 per month. Local rent and commuting choices can still move your actual budget meaningfully.

Environment: Urban

Students at WFUSM benefit from a very walkable setting, with many services and eateries just steps away. While biking is possible, the environment is best suited to those who prefer to get around on foot.

Interview Feedback

Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 25% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview generally impressive with a low stress level and felt they did well.

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Secondary Essays for WFUSM

1. Community, Diversity, and Equity
The National Association of Colleges and Employers defines equity as recognizing that we do not all start from the same place and must acknowledge and adjust imbalances. Consider your abilities,...
2. Personal Experiences and Challenges
Describe a non-academic challenge you have faced and explain how you overcame it.
3. Motivation and Fit
From your list of most meaningful experiences on the AMCAS application, choose one that has been the most formative in terms of your desire for a career in medicine. Why did that experience have such...
4. Other
Please share an experience that demonstrates how you have collaborated with others.
5. Career Goals and Future Aspirations
Describe your future goal(s). Reflect on your past experiences and describe how these experiences will shape your goal(s).
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About the School

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, approximately halfway between Washington, DC, and Atlanta, Georgia. Our city has a fascinating history, an abundance of charm, a vibrant arts community, a wide variety of recreational opportunities, and a commitment to technology and research development. We are right in the center of ACC basketball and football, as well as world-class golf, and we are located less than an hour from the mountains and just a short drive from the coast.

Curriculum

Students study the basic and clinical sciences in an integrated fashion across the five phases of the four-year curriculum, utilizing a variety of educational methods including small-group, problem-based learning. Community-based clinical experiences in the first-year, as well as a focus on general population health, are hallmarks of the curriculum. Humanistic and professionalism issues are addressed longitudinally across the curriculum in formats designed to provide students with a clear understanding of the role and responsibilities of physicians within society. Information technology has been integrated into the curriculum and all incoming students are provided with an IBM ThinkPad laptop computer.

Facilities

The main teaching hospital of the School of Medicine is North Carolina Baptist Hospital, which contains 781 licensed beds. The facilities include a 75-bed intensive care unit; a 20-bed intermediate care unit; a 22-bed coronary care unit; a 125-bed Brenner Children?s Hospital including a 37-bed intensive care nursery; 83 cancer beds; a 12-bed bone marrow transplant unit; 44 psychiatry beds; a 39-bed rehabilitation unit; an eight-bed burn unit, a 40-room operating suite, and adjoining postanesthesia units consisting of 83 beds. Patients come from all parts of North Carolina and many other states.

Last Updated: Oct 28, 2025